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Monday, July 24, 2006

Housekeeping

I'm proud - I've updated my template quite a bit today. You'll find a lot of my new favorite blogs on the blogroll (although I always read in my rss-reader, so this is by no means a complete list), you'll find that all the recipes from June and July are now indexed in the drop-down menus and you'll also notice that my wishlist links are now working. (Well, maybe not so many of you will notice *that*.)

Actually, talking about wishlists - if you have a moment, check out the list of cookbooks I'm coveting in the right-side column. I'd love to hear your input - if any of these sucks, or is absolutely great: tell me! It's a long list, and I'd love to cut it down a bit.

Regarding your wishlist, Rose Levy Beranbaum said, "If you love butter, this (Golden Butter Cream Cake) will be your favorite," and she was right for me! It is a wonderfully delicious cake, with an interesting mixing technique, too -- worth the price of "The Cake Bible" all by itself.

Even though I've not yet made any of the recipes yet, I have to say that "Falling Cloudberries" is one of the most gorgeous books -- not just cookbooks -- that I own.

Anne, I think you can't go wrong with the Chez Panisse cookbook. I have her vegetables cookbook which has the loveliest linocuts of vegetables illustrating it. I have been to the restaurant, everything is wonderful there and all very fresh and local.